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hello. spanish tv is reporting king felipe�*s visit to the valencia region has been suspended after angry scenes as he visited the town of paiporta. more than 200 people are confirmed dead, 60 in paiporta alone. as the crowd gathered their anger was palpable — dozens chanted, shouted, threw mud and made hand gestures towards him as he walked down a street. the kings security guards used umbrellas to shield the king. there's been growing anger from local residents about the authorities handling of the emergency. it took several minutes for the police to use
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horses to try to disperse the crowds. our correspondent bethany bell is in valencia — and told me many people feel completely let down. people feel they are abandoned by the authorities. they have not people feel they are abandoned by the authorities. they have not received people feel they are abandoned by the authorities. they have not received an people feel they are abandoned by the authorities. they have not received an ma people feel they are abandoned by the authorities. they have not received an ma and surprise. we saw those very angry scenes in the town of paiporta. the king was visiting there today was particularly badly hit. king felipe travelled to the valencia region to talk to emergency workers and residents caught up in this deadly flood. he was met with anger and hostility. more soldiers are on their way to help with rescue and recovery in the biggest peacetime deployment of troops and emergency crews in spain's recent history. the destruction is huge,
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and days after the disaster, the government has been criticised for being too slow to respond. volunteers have come in their thousands to help with the clean—up and to deliver much needed supplies. we have a friend here, we want to bring her food, and she has her house very bad, so we're going to clean and make what we can do. it's dirty and difficult work. antonella is a lawyer. i asked her how she felt. sad, and powerless, - because we can't do much. we can help, but they need to remove cars and stuff, . and we can't do that. the contents of people's homes now ruined by water and mud. the mud is drying up,
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but that means the air is now full of dust. the streets are slowly being cleared, but there's a lot of destruction inside people's homes. the search for the missing goes on, but with every passing day, hopes of finding people still alive are fading. bethany bell, bbc news, valencia. it is a deeply distressing time for people in valencia. almost everyone you have met has been impacted by these floods. there has been some reporting that says that the regional government there didn't heed weather warnings that they got earlier in the week. what more do we know about that? we know from the people i've been speaking to that they say the warnings came much too late and that they should have been far
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more warnings about this before it is a saying that this is an unprecedented event. we have had these outpourings of anger by people here. we also should say that the authorities are working here. i have seen military out on the street. i have seen helicopters flying overhead. we know that specialist teams are working in underground garages and sellers to try and find people who might be trapped there. but there is the people feeling abandoned and needed more to help them in this terrible situation. we have talked in the last couple of days of how there is rescue and recovery effort. the military have been drafted in in an unprecedented effort. clearly it is not enough
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to satiate the crowd who are angry and frustrated. what is being done to try and get valencia back on a footing in terms of power, getting people back into their homes? the electricity has been restored, according to the authorities. they are trying to restore water to areas that were affected. they are delivering help in terms of food. i have been at a food distribution centre where things were being handed out. also, local groups have been gathering together. gathering clothes and nappies. basic provisions of people who are in very difficult circumstances. a lot of people have tried to move in with their families who don't live in the most badly affected areas. but other people had been forced to stay where they are. thank you very much that report. let's speak to patricia murray
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who is part of the valencia monarchs association. the pricing seems there. what are your thoughts on the government. and the fact that the gut king was heckled in this manner. i the gut king was heckled in this manner.— the gut king was heckled in this manner. i would like to sa that this manner. i would like to say that the _ this manner. i would like to say that the heckling - this manner. i would like to say that the heckling was i this manner. i would like to l say that the heckling was not directed towards the king. it was directed towards the prime minister. everyone in spain loves the king and they led the queen and their two daughters. everywhere they go people cheer and shout and clap. they love them everywhere. they have never had a problem. the prime minister, pedro sanchez, he can go nowhere. every time he put his nose out on the street, people shout at him and calling rude names. the big mistake was to have brought the prime minister along with the king.
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because this is what happened. when the reaction started, they separated the prime minister. they put in another group. in the king stayed on his own. he can't down the people any was talking to them. i was looking at it through a direct connection. there was no problem. but this was the problem. but this was the problem. they were against the prime minister because it took three days for the prime minister to send out help. you have to take into account that this disaster area covers square kilometres. there were 55 villages involved. many of them have no direct access. the roads are blocked by pile of cards. people can get in. they need bulldozers and they need
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cranes to remove these piles of cars. as you can see through the window, you can see bodies in them. this help did not come. this is why people are angry. come. this is why people are an: . . , ., , come. this is why people are an: . ~, angry. the city, there has also been anger— angry. the city, there has also been anger directed _ angry. the city, there has also been anger directed towards l angry. the city, there has also l been anger directed towards the head of the autonomous government. some media reports have been saying that the warnings were not heeded. a weather warnings issued earlier in the week. i is that paying out where you are? the warnings that were given, _ out where you are? the warnings that were given, but _ out where you are? the warnings that were given, but people - out where you are? the warnings that were given, but people did l that were given, but people did not heed them. one lady telephoned her brother in lithuania. people went down
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to the garage to get their cars out onto the street. this lady went down with the neighbours to take their cars out and the big flash flood came in and knock down the door of the garage and fed the garage. all eight bodies were found two days later. other people were on the mount motorway when the warning came through. so they just kept going. there was no rain falling at the time. that is the whole thing. in the area near valencia, there was no rain at all. the flood came from higher he came down to the lower ground and itjust lower ground and it just carried lower ground and itjust carried away everything in front of it.— front of it. thank you very much for _ front of it. thank you very much for sharing - front of it. thank you very much for sharing those i front of it. thank you very - much for sharing those stories. it is deeply distressing in a difficult time for people where you are. patricia murray, we thank you very much. to the middle east now and health officials in gaza say fresh israeli air strikes
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have killed at least 23 people. the attacks come as the un's children's agency condemned the killing of 50 children in the past 48 hours injabalia in northern gaza. unicef�*s director, catherine russell said it was another example of the grave consequences of indiscriminate strikes on civilians. she said the entire population of northern gaza was at imminent risk of death from disease, famine and ongoing bombardments. ms russell also accused israel of targeting a unicef worker's car with a drone — the worker, who was unhurt, was involved in a polio vaccination drive in northern gaza. there are just two days to go before the us presidential election, and the two major candidates kamala harris and donald trump have been making last minute pitches to voters. both have visited the swing state of north carolina — with their planes parked alongside each other
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at charlotte airport. mr trump — the republican candidate — focused on economic issues while ms harris urged people to head to the polls. there are seven states which will decide who becomes the 47th president of the united states. polls show there's very little separating the two candidates — and polls are within the margin of error — so these states could go either way. but a new poll of voters in iowa, a state donald trump won in the last two elections — has kamala harris in the lead. more than 70 million americans have already cast their vote and harris and trump have multiple visits planned to the battleground states over the next two days let's take a listen to what they've have been saying.
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pennsylvania is a critical state _ it is quite a substantial chunk chunk compared to many of the other states that are battlegrounds. it is a key prize for both of these candidates. that is why they have poured money and resources and time into coming here. there was yet another visit this morning by donald trump. he is due here in the next hour or so. we are just outside the city of lancaster not too far away from there. people have been queueing since about six o'clock this morning. we showed up in the queue was already very long. we woke down it to get to the rally ground itself. it is an airport hangar. his supporters are extremely upbeat when you chat to them. they are feeling very confident about what is going to happen on tuesday. but that is not what
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the polling is reflected. it has been a dead heat in terms of the opinion polls for many weeks now. one of the most recent polls and cbs type the candidates on 49%. mr trump has gained a little. over the last week. it doesn't really tell us with anything with any confidence uncertainty. there is bigger margin of error when it comes to opinion polls. we will have to wait until tuesday in what is said to be a very slow count in this state. deliberately so. they like to take their time and get things right. it could be some days before we get a final assault. before we go to helena, i want to just ask you about the timeline then.
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is it possible to predict anything with a selection? when will we get some of the most earlier results in pennsylvania? what would you say is the earliest? in 2020, pennsylvania wasn't projected until saturday morning. obviously polling day was tuesday. it took most of the week. according to one expert, the way the account is done here, it might be a bit quicker this time. they have put a lot more money into all of this. part of the delay is because of the mail—in ballots. people have been able to pick up ballot papers and have them sent them and then mail them back in or drop them off by themselves. those ballot papers, according to pennsylvania law, cannot be opened until polling day itself. there is a bit processing involved in them. they have to do identity checks on the photo as well.
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because it is not an in—person vote. that takes time. counting all of those ads to the time it will take. the best guess at the moment is thursday. that is what the state officials are saying. but last time round it took a lot longer. do stay with us, tom. helena, you have been following the candidates around. what is happening in north carolina today? north carolina is a key battleground state as well. in pennsylvania, 19 electoral college votes are up for grabs. i6 electoral college votes are available in north carolina. it is very significant in this sunbelt strategy. a place like this, north carolina, while they might hope
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to make up the total, we had a symbolic moment yesterday when both candidates were on the tarmac side by side. they were both holding rallies here. mr trump will be back here once again. i am in hickory, north carolina. i have been speaking to people here. the polls are razor—thin right now. the number one feeling here is a sense of anxiety. i have been speaking to people about the issues it had been vote going on. yesterday people mentioned to me concerns over election integrity, saying that they did not believe thejoe biden won the 2020 election legitimately. donald trump at that rally said that democrats were cheaters. it was the only thing that they were good at. there is a warning from the fbi
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about misinformation in this election. in the light of that, i wanted to speak to a member of the election board member for the county is here. i asked him with that swirling misinformation, how do you plan for the potential of unrest? we have good security here. and throughout the state. some counties havej to go through pretty lengthy processes. glass in their offices. fortunately, here, - it is not as heated here as in other counties. this county is so conservative. it is really lopsided. there is not a lotj of tension about. we pretty much know who is going to win in this county. i all we can do is be prepared and try to make sure - nothing happens here. tom and helena, before i let you both go,
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it is also good to have find out about feelings. what is your get saying, tom? what is your get saying, tom? what are the conversations in pennsylvania? helena talks about anxiety. what i picked up was nervousness. i spoke to some democrats who were about to go out canvassing. that was the word that i heard most often. people were nervous. i think it is so close. when people ask you and ask us because we are out travelling, who is going to win, we just do not know in the state. the poles have been wrong before. that is why it is really difficult to answer that question.
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add to correspondence are crisscrossing the country. here in the uk, in herfirst interview as conservative leader, kemi badenoch, has said her party got things wrong in the past and that she will draw a line under the past ia years" of their government. but speaking on sunday with laura kuenssberg, meanwhile the chancellor rachel reeves, told the programme she believed the economy was now "on a strong footing", labour has just unveiled a budget tax rises. the conservative leader said that she would not approach things in that way.
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it isa it is a tax on our aspiration. if it meant taking money away from state schools, would you support it? we from state schools, would you support it?— from state schools, would you support it? we didn't have this tack. we will _ support it? we didn't have this tack. we will not _ support it? we didn't have this tack. we will not take - support it? we didn't have this tack. we will not take money | tack. we will not take money away from state schools. when asked what _ away from state schools. when asked what had _ away from state schools. when asked what had gone _ away from state schools. when asked what had gone wrong - away from state schools. when | asked what had gone wrong and her predecessors, she said that there were some serious issues ended borisjohnson's premiership. but breaking covert rules wasn't one of them. ~ ., ., ,, covert rules wasn't one of them. ~ . ., ,, ., ., them. what happened around -a them. what happened around party gave — them. what happened around party gave was _ them. what happened around party gave was not _ them. what happened around party gave was not why - them. what happened around party gave was not why i - party gave was not why i resigned. we should not have created fixed penalty notices. that was is not going with our
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principles. that was is not going with our principles-_ principles. the chancellor blamed one _ principles. the chancellor blamed one cheek- principles. the chancellor blamed one cheek or - principles. the chancellor blamed one cheek or the | principles. the chancellor - blamed one cheek or the mess left by the previous government for the difficult decision to party was now having to make. the question for kemi badenoch and the — the question for kemi badenoch and the conservatives that if they— and the conservatives that if they do— and the conservatives that if they do not increase that insurers _ they do not increase that insurers and employers, what would — insurers and employers, what would they increase to bring the public finances and they trashed... the public finances and they trashed. . ._ the public finances and they trashed... ,, , ., ., . ., trashed... she showed no change sin of trashed... she showed no change sign of changing _ trashed... she showed no change sign of changing her _ trashed... she showed no change sign of changing her mind - trashed... she showed no change sign of changing her mind or - sign of changing her mind or national insurance. i5 sign of changing her mind or national insurance.- national insurance. is there any chance _ national insurance. is there any chance he _ national insurance. is there any chance he will- national insurance. is there any chance he will think - national insurance. is there i any chance he will think again or national insurance? we have to ut or national insurance? we have to put our— or national insurance? we have to put our public— or national insurance? we have to put our public finances - or national insurance? we have to put our public finances on - or national insurance? we have to put our public finances on a l to put our public finances on a firm _ to put our public finances on a firm footing. did to put our public finances on a firm footing.— firm footing. did you consider raising that — firm footing. did you consider raising that it _ firm footing. did you consider raising that it was _ firm footing. did you consider| raising that it was unemployed before you won the election? this was not something that was on the _ this was not something that was on the agenda before the election. on the agenda before the election-— on the agenda before the election. �* , , , election. there'll be plenty more debate _ election. there'll be plenty more debate on _
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election. there'll be plenty more debate on chancel's i election. there'll be plenty - more debate on chancel's budget in parliament. now it's time for a look at today's sport. let's start with the day's football — and the premier league. tottenham are at home to aston villa with unai emery�*s side scoring the first goal there. it came from a corner, the ball falling to the ever dangerous morgan rogers. i—0 villa at the break. a win for them, will see them up to 3rd in the table — above arsenal and nottingham forest. the other game, with all eyes at old trafford — for manchester united, without erik ten hag now after he was sacked this week — up against chelsea. well, kick off, in that match is in just over an hour's time. and it's theirformer striker, ruud van nistelrooy in charge now. his future though is unclear — given the incoming head coach ruben amorim wanting to bring his own staff — when he leaves sporting on the 11th of november. i was called upon to help the club forward in this situation and others —— obviously it was difficult when eric had to leave, i was very disappointed
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with mixed feelings about after that, you have to switch and the mindset to win because in the end, there are 75,000 people waiting are celebrating and millions watching at home and i think that is what we try to do and the same for sunday at least. after that, we will see. new zealand have become the first side to inflict a clean sweep on india, in india.... in a series of three tests or more. they won the third test by 25 runs bowling india out for 121. ajaz patel taking 11 wickets in the match. new zealand are england 5 next test opponent s later this month. the result damages india s chances of reaching a third successive world test championship final. they travel to australia next for a five test series. the wet weather caused chaos in qualifying for the brazilian grand prix later, which saw five crashes at interlagos — as lando norris took pole, as he looks to close the gap on championship leader max verstappen.
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in the rain hit delayed session — norris emerged on top, with a superb lap at the end of the third qualifying session, to beat george russell. verstappen was knocked out early — he qualifed12th, but will start further down the grid, due to a grid—place penalty for a new engine... he's 44 points ahead of norris with 4 races to go. the motogp championship will go down to the final round of the season after defending champion francesco bagnaia won the malaysian grand prix. the race at sepang had to be restarted after this crash on the second corner of the opening lap. bagnaia started from pole and a thrilling battle ensued with title rival horgay marteen. they swapped the lead several times over the opening three laps before the italian finally took control, staying in front to claim his tenth win of the season. but he still trails championship leader martin by 2a points. england's katie boulter has lost in straight sets to top seed diana shnaider in the final of the hong kong open. the british number one
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was hoping to win a third tour title of the season, but was never in the contest losing 6—1, 6—2 to the russian in little more than an hour. shnaider has now won all four tour finals she's played this season across all three surfaces. and that's all the sport for now. hello. the best of the sunshine has been in north—east scotland. there has been a bit of drizzle and it will turn milder towards the end of the week. at the moment, this area of high pressure is dominating the weather. they have been sent clear
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spells across central areas. across northern areas, there will be a bit of mist and fog. elsewhere, it will stay cloudy. temperatures no lower than around 7 to 10 celsius. there will be some chillier spots in north—eastern scotland where the skies are clearer. on monday, the best of any sunshine may be in scotland or west wales. most places will be cloudy and misty. there could be some drizzle. temperatures will be 12 to ia celsius. it will feel cool because of the cloudy weather. monday night, very little change. the wind will pick up a little out west. most of the winds will remain light and temperatures again 6 to 10 celsius. as we head into tuesday, the winds will come up from the southerly direction. the low pressure is trying to push in from the atlantic. we may have a bit of rain across western areas towards the end of the week.
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tuesday will be another dry day. winds will come up from the south. there will be some sunshine in north wales. the northern half of scotland could do well for sunshine as well. maybe north—eastern england as well. but for most, it will be cloudy once again. as we head to the middle part of the week, the rain will move from western areas. we will start to draw up airfrom the azores. it will turn milder. it could be the mid to high teens. the best of any brightness on wednesday will be in the north and north—east of scotland. maybe north—east england. otherwise, mostly cloudy once again. temperatures will creep up a degree or so, maybe 15 or 16 celsius. as we head into thursday and friday, the best of the sunshine will be across northern scotland. otherwise it is mostly cloudy.
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this is bbc news, the headlines: chants of "murderer murderer", during a visit to a flood—ravaged valencia region by spain's monarchs and prime minister, as mud is thrown at the king and queen. health officials in gaza say fresh israeli airstrikes have killed at least 30 people. the attacks come as the un's children's agency condemned the killing of 50 children in the past 48 hours in the territory. here in the uk, the
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chancellor rachel reeves says she stands by her decision to raise national insurance for employers despite the backlash from business, insisting that economic growth is her number one mission. and kamala harris and donald trump are continuing last minute appeal to voters in swing states, with just two days to go until america goes to the polls in the us presidential election. hello. here is some breaking news from spain. we have been reporting over the last few days about the devastating floods which hit valencia. we are now hearing that a red weather warning was issued for parts of southern valencia for the next few hours. that comes from spain's national weather agency and it was then about a week ago, last monday, i believe,
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